For admission in PhD program at PIEAS, a candidate should have first class academic career with minimum 18 years of education in the relevant subject. Only one second division is allowed except in the last two degrees.

For admission in MS/MPhil leading to PhD at PIEAS, a candidate should have to fulfill the PIEAS MS/MPhil admission criteria.

The condition of division(s) may be relaxed in special cases, based on extra-ordinary research potential supported by publications, by the Council for Graduate Studies and Research (CGSR) on the recommendation of the Board of Studies (BoS) or departmental committee consisting of at least three senior faculty members of the department.

An MS/MPhil student registered at PIEAS can apply for transfer to PhD program after completing 30 credit hours (24 crh of course work and 6 credit hours of research work) with a minimum CGPA of 3.0.

Transfer of a PhD student from an HEC recognized university/institute to PIEAS can take place subject to satisfying the criteria (a-e) above. Student’s course work must be certified through registration and examination office of the university he/she is leaving. PIEAS Registration and Examination Division will evaluate the status of the student and refer the case to BoS of the concerned department. Head of the Department (HoD) will send the recommendation of BoS to Registration and Examination Division (RED).